# Customs Clearing and Border Management

> Clear goods correctly and quickly: tariff classification, valuation, rules of origin, procedures and coordinated border management.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Ports, Customs & Logistics
- **Duration:** 5 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/transport-ports-logistics/customs-clearing-and-border-management
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=customs-clearing-and-border-management

## Overview

Errors in classification, valuation and origin cause delays, penalties and lost revenue. This course covers customs law and procedures, the Harmonized System, WTO valuation, rules of origin under SADC, EAC and AfCFTA agreements, customs regimes, risk management and compliance, and coordinated border management to speed up legitimate trade.

## Who should attend

- Customs officers and border agency staff
- Clearing agents and freight forwarders
- Importers' and exporters' compliance staff
- Trade facilitation professionals

## Learning outcomes

- Apply customs procedures and documentation
- Classify goods under the Harmonized System
- Determine customs value
- Apply rules of origin and trade agreements
- Improve compliance and border efficiency

## Course outline

### Day 1: Customs fundamentals

- Customs law and functions
- Import and export procedures
- Customs declarations
- Electronic clearance systems

### Day 2: Classification and valuation

- Harmonized System
- Classification practice
- WTO valuation methods
- Valuation disputes

### Day 3: Origin and agreements

- Rules of origin
- SADC and EAC
- AfCFTA
- Certificates of origin

### Day 4: Regimes and compliance

- Warehousing and transit
- Duty relief
- Authorised economic operators
- Penalties

### Day 5: Border management

- Risk management
- One-stop border posts
- Coordinated border management
- Trade facilitation